Allison writes a series of posts on Hawaii Weddings, explaining why they have been popular for decades. 

If you are marrying in Hawaii, then you cannot go past cakes made for Hawaii weddings, which many describe as simply delicious.

Typically, cakes made for Hawaii weddings consist of tropical fruits and flavoring, such as Haipia or coconut, guava, Kona cream or Hawaiian coffee, passion fruit, and strawberries, and are decorated with orchids, frangipanes and other beautiful native flowers.

In fact, there are some specialty bakeries in Hawaii that have outstanding reputations for making the most incredible wedding cake designs that anyone has ever seen. Mind you, I have received information from a reliable source that these bakeries may be copyrighting their cakes.

Do you know why?

Legend states that the wedding cake with its traditional layers, or tiers, dates back to medieval times where every guest was required to bring a cake to the wedding ceremony. These layers were then placed on top of each other on a special table, and the bride and groom had to try and kiss each other over the top of the cakes. If the couple were successful, then this was considered to be lucky and signified a prosperous relationship. Some time later, these individual cake layers changed into a single, multi-layered cake.

I am now curious as to whether or not anyone actually patented this concept. I may have to investigate further before finding out if there has been a legal breach of intellectual rights here or not.

Regardless of this, the overall beauty of cakes made for Hawaii weddings lies in the unique blend of tropical flavors which are said to delight even the most fastidious of guests. Therefore, if you are considering a wedding in Hawaii, then you may want to discuss your wedding cake requirements with your wedding coordinator prior to your wedding, so that you can arrange for one of the many special cakes made for Hawaii weddings to be made for you. And, I am sure that this special cake will embellish you and your fiancé's desires as well as personify the ambience of your wedding ceremony.